Attachment for a lawn mower



April 14, 1925. 1,533,127 H. MASBRUCH ATTACHMENT FOR A LAWN MOWER Fil ed June 28. 1922 Fatented Apr. 14, 1925.

PATENT" HENRY MASBBJUGH, OIE PLATTEVILLE, 'WISCONSIN.

ATTACH'MENT FOR. A LAXVIT EIIONER.

Application filed June 28,

To (ZZZ 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ldASBRUCI-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at Platteville, in the county of Grant and State of lYisconsin, have invented a new and useful i ittacl'iinent for a Lawn Mower, of which the following is a specification.

The object or my attachment is to pro vide a device which will make the lawn mower run more steadily and without the usual amount oi vibration.

I attain this and other objects of my in rention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention applied to a lawn mower;

F 2 is a detailed perspective view of member 8; and

Fig. 3 is a detailed side view of member i. like. numerals indicate like parts in each of the several views.

l ieterring to the accompanying drawings, l provide an approximately triangular plate t. having suitable openings 4: ano 5 to recoive the bolts 2 for adjusting the plate to the handle of a lawn mower. Opening 5 is in the form of a slot in order to permit of the device being attached to various sizes of lawn mowers where the upper bolt might come in a different position. The tapered end of plate 1 is provided with a slot 6, to which is hooked the spring 7 which is adjustably attached to 8 by suitable means, such as cotter pin 10, which -may be "t rted in any of the openings 11, accordto the degree of tension. to be placed on spring '4". The looped portion of strap 8 is over the cross rod 9 of the lawn mower, shown in Fig. 1. i

The attachment fastens onto the bolts already on the handle of the lawn mower and no extra fastenings are needed. In operation, the device tends to keep the lawn mower running steadily and prevents it 4.7 humpingup as lawn mowers frequently do. The adjustment is intended for use on lawn mowers of the type having a fixed blade to cooperate with the rotating cutting reel.

1922. el'ial NO. 571,401.

it is within the contemplation of the in ventor to provide a device which will either 1; tension upward, as with the device .istrated Fig.1. 1, or exert tension in a reverse direction to obtain substantially the same result; namely, to take up vibration and to keep the blades of the lawn mower down in proper operative position while in use in heavy grass.

lVhat I claim is:

1. An attachment for a lawn mower hav ing a cross rod and a handle, said attachment consisting of a strap for engaging the said cross rod, a spring attached to said strap, a bracket plate connected to said handle, said plate having a plurality of openings, one of said openings being in the form of a slot to permit of being attached to various si s o? ..awn mowers.

2. Jan attachment for a lawn mower hav- -i a cross rod and a handle and handle base therefor, said attachment, consisting or looped strap, the loop portion of which engages the cross rod, a spring attached-to said strap, a bi: cket plate to which the springis attached said plate having a plurality of openings, one of said openings being in the form 01": a slot, to permit of its being attached to various sizes of lawn mowers, and bolts for attaching the bracket plate and also the original lawn mower handle base to the lower end or the lawn mower handle. v

3. An attachment or a lawn mower having a cross rod and a handle and handle base 'Bl161E'iO1,StIll attachment, consisting of a looped strap, the loop portion of which e ages the cross rod, a spring attached to strap, means for adjustably attaching the spring to the strap, a bracket plate to which the spring; is attached, said plate having a plurality of openings, one oi said openings being" in the form of a slot, to permit of its being attached to various sizes of lawn mowers, and bolts for attaching the bracket plate and also the original lawn mower handle base to the lower end of the lawn mower handle.

HENRY MASBRUCH. 

